Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-07-21

4 majority OF our exchanges are OPP
posed to the calling of AN extra ses-
son. II is certainly a strange pro
cceding ior II body OF legislators to
meet six months after tine adjourn
men, oi n regular session for the pur-
nos, of correcting their own blunders.
What assurance has the public but
that il will end IN confusion worse
conioundea. The New Northwest. in
speaking oi the work ot the last Legs
hturc and tine calling of the cxtraor-
dina.y session, si.s:
While composed gen rail, of men oil cap
! ability, il mad. the largest number oil the
pcoresi ar worst laws oi any that has ar
/ - ublea in Montana. In its reaching alter
ia, irtini:, and diving Tor the unfathom-
/ able. in its eilur, t. inject transccndentai
| morality 10y the legislative syringe into the
arterlal system of the Territory; IN the de
I ,otion oi ito time To schemes ior uisturo
ipy public institutions, that are better,
nrnlahl,. than what II would have sue
s,rl,.d then, with. the 18th Regular Session
s,uand r. its time and talent and lett on
nj, Tor a statute book yet Ia I've pubiisheu
a set of ambiguous, contiiftine ANA eAtra.-
aran. laws the moral purposes al when
have already been defeated in the courts,
lille o,c, Il is alleged. makes riino.s
inoi the treasury, another stops the
collection of revenue, and. several Others
ar, of "A mystical uncertainty or deetii.'i
nuwbnl.on. While carelessness was c,i-
dent. the sre.. test trouble wa- that instead
If directing all its energies 10 the iormnl'i,
,i,n and perfect on of new laws oil material
T. bcncG, aud amending defec's in the old ~
!, suu.uderel it, time aud scattered it's talent
nm too many bills and schemes, ana W.
have been largely indisposed Ia See II reis
4 semblcd because it, disposition L" 'h
. / course in the regular session inticatts
; Ike CONS IN an extra session, ana mar III
e stead OF rouiinine itself Ia correction a
:, It's errors aud enabling an early pubiic.'
! ,ion of amended tstut,s. il will repeat tn
|. nistor, oi lssi winter.
n Th,r<tra session has however, been called
tn. Governor having procured the Tres
Y dent = appro, al of the call. There ~ "
# lacking lin. appropriation which the L.
law rcunirc. shall has, been mad, PRIOR I
the Assembling nf the legislature. Hui
IN, S,,r,.tary can financial va
through this complication the lesislatio
will not Il Selv b. in nj dated thereby. IN
~ Il We are t. have an extra session u
< sooner i, IL held the better. There Is y
M, lighting against the inevitable. 4
~ main rear. IL assigned 10y the Governor l.
n. : ,l,,nc il i. tn. drain that is being ma,
N upon the treasury by the squirrel boun'
III law. and tine alleged defects of the re,eni
OF law, which will prevent the assessment an
i, collection of taxes. II IL estimated INA
before the next regular session could u
he s.mhI. to reveal III, bounty act the Teri
., tory would be called upon to pay q,
S20o. GOO under ". and II IL assumed II
'r- revenue law - 80 detective that persons
q, di-posed might e,ad. payment oil tax
aud the Territory he virtually hankrupte
'h " thi. Ia the actual condition the Leei.l
RI ,ure cannot lie convened too soon to r. IN
=. dy these two Sroa; evils Of it's own ere
iior, for bankrupt treasury j. dire ev
We aud II j. not Just Ia eNpend sloo,ooo
r.. year OF Territorial money in the doubt
enperin,.nt az -xtirmnating the pictu
IN .saaely r.ssiis,ous and festiy.ly fecui
n chinmunk. II IL u 10 meet the earlier q
letter and in.srs ta-rc are vacancies
VI ~ tn election the 2o'h - Jgiv cu,d ha
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